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#13 of 14,131 In the World
#11 of 2,597 In North America
#11 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 249 In California
#1 of 31 In Los Angeles
#5 of 1,805 For Ophthalmology
Top10 For 27 other topics
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Acceptance rate
9%
Aid receiving
59%
Undergraduates
33,475
Graduates
13,860
Male:Female Ratio
43:57
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.ucla.edu

University of California - Los Angeles Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of California - Los Angeles has an acceptance rate of 9% and is among the top 2% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 9% 8% 10%
Applicants 146,272 67,788 78,484
Admissions 13,114 5,468 7,646
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,603 2,624 3,979
Freshmen enrolled part time 7 5 2

5,535 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

785 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Asian 12574 (27%)
White 11678 (25%)
Hispanic 10220 (22%)
Nonresident Alien 6352 (13%)
Two or more races 3208 (7%)
Black or African American 1730 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1423 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 71 (0.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 27 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$25,627
Students receiving aid
59%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $13,146$12,762
Tuition in-state $13,146$12,762
Tuition out-of-state $47,346$27,864
Fee in-district $2,057$1,714
Fee in-state $2,057$1,714
Fee out-of-state $2,057$1,714

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 20,081
Combined charge for room and board $18,369

University of California - Los Angeles majors

University of California - Los Angeles has granted 9,583 bachelor's degrees across 98 programs, 3,844 master's across 98 programs, and 1,457 doctorate degrees across 77 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Los Angeles.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 738 133 20
Psychology, General 687 35 43
Management Science 737
Political Science and Government, General 687 9 12
Sociology, General 621 11 13
Computer Science 352 117 44
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 442 5 15
Behavioral Neuroscience 420
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 146 215 44
Law 372
Mechanical Engineering 186 106 30
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 276
Cognitive Science, General 271
English Language and Literature, General 237 4 9
Statistics, General 207 19 11
Communication, General 228 4
Human Biology 232
Physiology, General 207 19
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 225
Education, General 189 35
History, General 197 9 6
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 50 151 10
Anthropology, General 174 5 15
Engineering, General 194
Biochemistry 188
Civil Engineering, General 90 70 19
Public Policy Analysis, General 112 63
Medicine 168
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 166
Neuroscience 143 15
Applied Mathematics, General 151
Chemistry, General 62 47 38
Physics, General 83 40 24
Mathematics, General 77 33 25
Environmental Science 126 4
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 30 96 4
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 68 34 22
Dentistry 114
Philosophy 103 3 1
Computer Engineering, General 106
Social Work 100 6
Mathematics, Other 104
Chemical Engineering 67 16 16
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 61 30 6
Computational Mathematics 95
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 93
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 85 2 4
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 90
Actuarial Science 89
Materials Engineering 28 37 23
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 81 3
Public Health, Other 70 12
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 63 14 2
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 74
Development Economics and International Development 73
Library Science, Other 73
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 68
Art & Art Studies, General 47 16
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 59 1 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 50 3 7
Epidemiology 42 18
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 60
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 53 6
Design and Applied Arts, Other 49 9
Health Services Administration 58
Mathematics and Statistics 54
Geography 43 3 7
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 17 20 11
International & Globalization Studies 48
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 38 3 3
Music Performance, General 40
Geography and Environmental Studies 37
Financial Mathematics 36
Business Administration and Management, General 25 10
Labor Studies 35
Statistics, Other 35
African-American & Black Studies 30 4
Ecology 34
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 22 4 8
Linguistics 13 9 8
Biostatistics 25 4
Molecular Biology 1 28
Astrophysics 28
Music, General 21 7
Molecular Biochemistry 15 10
Asian Studies & Civilization 22
Biophysics 8 4 10
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 22
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 22
Asian-American Studies 12 9
Geology & Earth Science, General 17 2 2
Music Management 21
Chemistry, Other 20
Spanish Language and Literature 19 1
Environmental Health 17 2
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 19
Architecture 17 1
Dance, General 16 2
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 17
American Literature (United States) 16
Japanese Language and Literature 15
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 15
Molecular Physiology 15
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 8 6
Jazz & Jazz Studies 14
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other 7 6
Comparative Literature 7 5 1
Geophysics and Seismology 3 2 8
Music Teacher Education 12
French Language and Literature 9 2
Nursing Practice 11
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 9 2
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 10
Molecular Pharmacology 10
Bioinformatics 2 7
East Asian Studies 1 8
Medical Science & Scientist 9
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other 8
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 7
African Studies 6
Chinese Language and Literature 6
Materials Science 6
American Indian & Native American Studies 1 4
Archeology 1 4
Human & Medical Genetics 1 4
Latin American Studies 1 4
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2 3
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 5
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 2
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other 4
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 3
Sustainability Studies 1 3
Engineering, Other 3
Foreign Language Teacher Education 3
Geochemistry 2 1
Italian Language and Literature 1 1 1
Korean Language and Literature 3
Music Theory and Composition 3
Russian Studies 3
Special Education and Teaching, General 3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2
Information Science & Studies 2
Molecular Toxicology 2
Planetary Astronomy and Science 1 1
Portuguese Language and Literature 2
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Area Studies, Other 1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1
Computer Engineering, Other 1
European Studies & Civilization 1
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 1
Islamic Studies 1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 1
Manufacturing Engineering 1
Religion & Religious Studies 1
Structural Engineering 1
Grand Total 9,583 3,844 1,457

University of California - Los Angeles has a graduation rate of 93%, which is among the 4% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 93% 92% 93%
  • Full-time retention rate - 97%
  • Part-time retention rate - 83%

Publications & Citations

University of California - Los Angeles is a world-class research university with 373,363 scientific papers published and 19,045,903 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Psychology.

Publications
373,363
Citations
19,045,903

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
217,996 / 12,864,129
Medicine
198,303 / 10,723,589
Chemistry
164,913 / 9,876,514
Computer Science
148,168 / 8,389,398
Physics
141,628 / 7,259,972
Engineering
140,536 / 7,147,668
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
139,635 / 6,880,309
Genetics
118,768 / 7,587,227
Environmental Science
109,509 / 5,632,249
Psychology
107,904 / 6,082,980
Biochemistry
103,842 / 6,930,517
Quantum and Particle physics
92,656 / 4,747,468
Pathology
86,655 / 4,888,907
Psychiatry
66,433 / 3,911,759
Organic Chemistry
65,328 / 3,723,923
Mathematics
65,272 / 3,802,724
Political Science
65,030 / 2,949,038
Geology
62,695 / 3,308,718
Law
61,691 / 2,878,871
Philosophy
60,815 / 2,950,809
Materials Science
59,968 / 3,150,777
Sociology
59,220 / 3,121,654
Surgery
57,960 / 2,716,233
Geography and Cartography
56,591 / 2,738,388
Statistics
53,334 / 3,106,961
Neuroscience
49,481 / 3,095,878
Optical Engineering
43,855 / 2,055,128
Immunology
41,722 / 2,520,177
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
40,103 / 2,160,421
Paleontology
38,220 / 2,202,268
History
38,169 / 1,685,843
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
37,816 / 1,745,741
Ecology
36,729 / 2,099,385
Business
36,425 / 1,790,578
Economics
35,484 / 1,994,614
Linguistics
31,557 / 1,527,331
Oncology and Cancer research
29,932 / 1,799,287
Electrical Engineering
29,809 / 1,473,259
Archaeology
29,425 / 1,494,611
Public Health
29,399 / 1,820,384

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 3694 82232
1994 3809 88473
1995 3784 96414
1996 4054 102593
1997 4157 111077
1998 4669 124061
1999 4616 135053
2000 5158 157594
2001 5522 172766
2002 7203 213975
2003 7095 237888
2004 7165 263461
2005 7903 305088
2006 8158 345173
2007 8458 381627
2008 8944 425391
2009 9035 467882
2010 9512 516742
2011 10058 579058
2012 10435 636451
2013 10550 689198
2014 11246 737383
2015 11430 774387
2016 11652 789424
2017 12063 828643
2018 12859 883333
2019 13721 972136
2020 15905 1142683
2021 16139 1246398
2022 15761 1175843
2023 16387 1195393
2024 13253 1166324
2025 10836 1033109
Academic rankings

University of California - Los Angeles alumni

  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Born in
    Austria Flag Austria
    Years
    1947-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurtelevision directorfilm actorbodybuilderfilm director
    Biography

    Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

  2. Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1926-1962 (aged 36)
    Enrolled in the University of California - Los Angeles
    1951-1962 studied literary studies and art
    Occupations
    Playboy Playmateactorautobiographermodelfashion model
    Biography

    Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2025) by her death in 1962.

  3. Mila Kunis

    Mila Kunis
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    child actorfilm actormodeltelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she began acting with minor television roles in the early 1990s. She starred as Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show from 1998 to 2006 and has voiced Meg Griffin on Family Guy since 1999.

  4. Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas Cage
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    directorfilm actortelevision producerexecutive producervoice actor
    Biography

    Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, Cage's work across diverse film genres has gained him a significant cult following. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $6.4 billion worldwide.

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General info

Alternative names UCLA
Founded 1919
Motto Let There Be Light
Colors ucla blue, ucla gold
Academic calendar September to June. Also Summer Session.Quarters.
Total FTE staff 28,569
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 405 Hilgard Ave
Los Angeles, California, 90095-1405
United States
City population 3,899,000
Phone 3108254321

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